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CHARLES W. RAPP.
Charles W. Rapp, chief of the fire department of Logan, was born in
Ogden, Utah,
October 7, 1887. His father, C. S. Rapp, is a native of Nebraska, where
he engaged in
business, spending some time there as a bookkeeper. He is now living at
Ogden. The
mother, who bore the maiden name of Mary Wadsworth, was born at Hooper,
Utah, the
daughter of a pioneer of this state, who drove across the plains at a
period long
antedating the building of the railroads.
Charles W. Rapp obtained his education in the public schools of
Ogden and after his
textbooks were put aside worked for others for a short time. He then
became connected
with the fire department of his native city and throughout his entire
life has been
numbered among the fire fighters whose bravery has contributed much to
the safety of the
cities in which he has labored. He has worked his way upward through
all of the
departments at Logan since coming to the city and in 1917 was made
chief of the fire
department, which has three pieces of motor apparatus, a triple
combination, and all the
finest chemical appliances for fighting fire. There are seven men in
the department and
they have done splendid work through their care and watchfulness and
through their
efforts when any conflagration breaks out. The loss through fire in
Logan in 1918
amounted to only two hundred and sixty-five dollars. This is the best
equipped fire
department to be found in any city of the size in Utah and Mr. Rapp is
a member of the
State Association of Firemen.
In 1911 Mr. Rapp was married to Miss Ora E. Pinkham, a native of
Hooper, Utah, and a
daughter of D. E. Pinkham, one of the pioneers of the state. They have
become parents of
two children, Velda Cleora and June Evely. The former is now in school.
Mr. Rapp belongs to the Logan Commercial Boosters Club and to the
Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. He turns for recreation to hunting but he
allows nothing to
interfere with the faithful performance of his duties as a fireman. He
has had
practically lifelong experience in his work and is today at the head of
a very finely
equipped and up-to-date fire department, in which he takes great pride,
having the full
cooperation of his men; who, like himself, are young, vigorous and
brave, so that the
department has made an excellent record.
Extracted from:
UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD
HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME IV
CHICAGO-SALT LAKE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1920